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One of the world's premier surgeons in the field of FUE hair transplantation, Dr. Demir Ilter has over 25 years experience in Sweden and other European countries.
Dr. Demir Ilter, an internationally renowned hair-transplant specialist based in Stockholm, Sweden, is extremely committed to the welfare of the clients who visit his clinic to have their lost hair restored. Demir Ilter provides numerous forms of personal attention, including the practice of only operating on one client per day in order to ensure high-quality work and discretion for those who wish to maintain their privacy. While he works alongside a staff of assistants, Demir Ilter is the only person at his clinic who performs the actual transplantation procedure as a form of quality control that guarantees exceptional work for all of his patients. Demir Ilter is devoted to his patients so much so that the 2010 Icelandic volcano explosion, which sent particulate matter into the air and made it impossible for planes to fly, didn’t keep him from treating a patient on time. Stuck in Istanbul, where he was visiting family, Demir Ilter was aware that flights would be cancelled for some time. Since he had clients already scheduled for his return, Demir Ilter decided to drive the 3,850 kilometers back to Sweden in order to work on his next patient as scheduled. The trip took two and a half days, but Demir Ilter made it back to Stockholm in time for the patient’s arrival. Demir Ilter worked at Stockholm’s Karolinska University Hospital for over a decade, performing both cardiac and plastic/reconstructive surgery, including microsurgery on his patients’ veins and arteries. When a colleague underwent a poorly done hair transplant procedure, Demir Ilter decided to develop a new transplantation process that would provide better results, based on the microsurgery used in cardiology. That process, the FUE Ilter Method, is now the backbone of Demir Ilter’s practice. The process utilizes smaller hair grafts than traditional methods in order to achieve a naturally swirled and textured look. This technology also enables patients to recover sooner from surgery, and is virtually painless. In addition, patients avoid visible scars with the FUE Ilter Method, contributing to natural-looking results. Demir Ilter has performed over 1,000 FUE Ilter Method operations, transplanting over 1.5 million hair grafts from remaining areas of hair growth to areas of no hair growth. The results for clients are permanent and natural looking, and many of Demir Ilter’s patients come from other countries to his clinic, often with the hope of salvaging an unsatisfactory transplant performed by another doctor.
Dr. Demir Ilter's Schools
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Ankara Üniversitesi
, Class of 1984
Doctor of Medicine in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery
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Dr. Demir Ilter's Companies
Dr. Demir Ilter's Publications
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Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE) and its Impact Upon the Hair Transplantation Industry
November, 2010
by Demir IlterIn contrast to the older method of follicular unit transplantation (FUT), follicular unit extraction (FUE) offers a minimally invasive alternative for patients seeking hair transplantation. Traditionally, doctors specializing in hair transplantation performed the invasive technique of follicular unit transplantation (also known as strip harvesting), which was favored for its maximum yield, although it left linear donor scars. In response, follicular unit extraction (FUE) was developed, a process which removes individual follicular unit grafts from the back and sides of the scalp. Using a one-millimeter punch instrument, the hair transplantation specialist takes individual follicular units from the donor site, one by one, and places them neatly into the recipient area. Follicular unit extraction (FUE) has increased in popularity among doctors and patients alike over the past few years, offering many advantages such as less visible scarring and a more natural appearance. When practiced by highly competent, skilled surgeons, follicular unit extraction (FUE) can be the best possible option for the patient, often resulting in the most aesthetic value and hair density. Notably, follicular unit extraction (FUE) can be used to recreate certain natural features that would be impossible to do through other methods, including parts, swirls, and more. In addition, skilled practitioners in follicular unit extraction (FUE) can transplant upwards of 3,000 unique grafts in one day, or in excess of 6,000 individual hairs. More information about FUE http://www.besthairtransplantation.com/
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The Anatomy of a Hair
January, 2011
by Dr. Demir Ilter
At the Ilter Clinic, patients often ask me about the limits of hair transplantation. The answer depends largely on the way hair works, so in this article I describe the general principles of hair anatomy.
By six months after conception, a human fetus has formed all of his or her hair follicles. This amount falls somewhere in the range of 5 million in total, of which about 20 percent are on the head. After birth, the body stops producing hair follicles, which is why people eventually experience baldness and thinning.
The follicle is the portion of the hair that sits beneath the skin and it consists of several layers. At the bottom of the follicle is the dermal papilla, which provides the hair follicle with nutrients and produces new hair. The papilla contains small blood cells that feed the hair.
Two additional layers protect the hair follicle: an inner sheath that follows the length of the hair shaft and ends right below the oil gland; and an outer layer that proceeds slightly higher and is connected to a muscle, which allows the hair to stand upright.
Sebum is the name of the oil produced by the glands near the hair follicles, and it acts as a natural conditioner. The part of the hair that we see on a daily basis, the shaft, consists of three dead layers of the protein keratin.
Most mammals grow and lose their hair on a cyclical or seasonal basis. Humans are the exception, with an approximate growth pattern rate of six inches per year.
There are actually three stages in hair growth. In the anagen phase, which can range from two to six years in duration, hair grows at a regular pace. Hair then enters the catagen phase, a transitional period in which the outer sheath shrinks and attaches to the root and lasts two to three weeks. Finally, the telogen phase is the resting period of the hair and can occur for up to half a year. Telogen hairs are the hairs that fall out when brushed on a daily basis.
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An Overview of Ankara University
April, 2011
By Dr. Demir Ilter
I graduated from Ankara University in Ankara, Turkey, in 1984 with a Doctor of Medicine. During my time at this outstanding university, I studied cardiovascular surgery and plastic and reconstructive surgery. Ankara University provides numerous departments for its more than 37,000 students, boasting more than 100 undergraduate programs and approximately 110 graduate programs for its students, as well as numerous vocational programs.
The University’s first school, the Faculty of Law, opened in 1925. Over the next two decades, the Higher Institute of Agriculture (now broken into the Faculties of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine), the Faculty of Humanities, the Faculty of Political Sciences, and the Faculties of Medicine and Science were established. These separate schools came together under the name Ankara University in 1946 and has added many more faculties and institutes since that time.
The first university in the Turkish Republic, Ankara University strives to play a part in future developments in modern science and technologies. The school aims to remain on the cutting edge of innovations in the scientific and technologic fields, and develop relevant, up-to-date coursework so that degree programs at all levels prepare students for the future. Ankara University seeks to give the youth of Turkey an opportunity to learn and work in many different industries, and increase their potential through research and professional development prospects. Ankara University provides numerous options for students to engage in artistic, social, cultural, and sporting events. Along with these programs, the school also gives students the chance to study through many alternative means. Ankara University offers students on-campus, distance education, and continuing education courses, as well as conferences, seminars, and workshops give attendees an opportunity to complete a degree or certificate program in whatever way is most suitable.
During my six years of study at Ankara University, I worked with some of the most talented professors in the country. I am thankful for the professional development and medical training I received through the school, as it enabled me to eventually open my own practice.
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